Diatomaceous Earth: The Humdrum Life of The Lackadaisical Barry: A Field Guide for the Birds

Summer is winding down and strange days have hit the town of Needles Massachusetts. Barry Drinkwater a pool-boy for his parents is unsure how to proceed when cryptic messages land in his lap while floating in the backyard. Whenever Barry thinks he is alone he catches someone spying on him from behind shrubbery gazing at him from around the corner or peering at him over a newspaper. Then one day he happens upon a peculiar help wanted ad: an open position for a Courtroom Abstract Artist via Mirro Enterprises. Meanwhile his guilt-ridden morbid and eccentric friend Wayne is obsessed with preparing for the impending apocalypse and introduces Barry to a fantastical realm - a realm that raises more questions than answers. While pursuing the truth Barry finds himself haunting the local cemetery wandering through an abandoned mental hospital and exploring a mysterious highway off-ramp. Important questions remain: Can Barry exist as a pool boy forever? Will Wayne perish as he fears? Will their fates intertwine? And most importantly what is the story behind Exit-Thirty-Three-B?